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THE BLING RING (R). Based on actual events, a group of teenagers obsessed with fashion and celebrity burglarize celebrities' homes in Los Angeles. Tracking their targets' whereabouts online, they break-in and steal their designer clothes and possessions. What starts out as teenage fun spins out of control and leaves us with a sobering view of our culture today. 1 hour, 30 min. Green Hills 16, Hollywood 27, Indian Lake 16, Opry Mills 20

DIRTY WARS (NR). Investigative reporter and fearless whistle-blower Jeremy Scahill traces the rise of the most secret and elite fighting force in U.S. history, the Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC), exposing covert operations carried out by men who do not exist on paper and will never appear before Congress. 1 hour, 27 min. Belcourt.

THE EAST (PG-13). Sarah (Brit Marling), an undercover agent at a private intelligence firm, is hired to infiltrate the East, an ecoterrorism cell targeting companies that pollute the environment. Though one (Ellen Page) of the group's hardcore members is suspicious of her, Sarah manages to win over Benji (Alexander Skarsgård), the East's leader. 1 hour, 56 min. Green Hills 16.

THE KINGS OF SUMMER (R). This unique coming-of-age comedy is about three teenage friends - Joe (Nick Robinson), Patrick (Gabriel Basso) and the eccentric and unpredictable Biaggio (Moises Arias) - who decide to spend their summer building a house in the woods and living off the land. Free from their parents' rules, their idyllic summer quickly becomes a test of friendship as each boy learns to appreciate the fact that family is something you can't run away from. 1 hour, 33 min. Green Hills 16, Hollywood 27.

The Kings of Summer

MONSTERS UNIVERSITY (G). Mike Wazowski and James P. Sullivan are an inseparable pair, but that wasn't always the case. From the moment these two mismatched monsters met they couldn't stand each other. "Monsters University" unlocks the door to how Mike and Sully overcame their differences and became the best of friends. 1 hour, 42 min. Bellevue 8, Green Hills 16, Hollywood 27, Indian Lake 16, Malco Smyrna, Opry Mills 20, Premiere 6, Providence 14, Stardust Drive-In, Thoroughbred 20, Wynnsong 10, Wynnsong 16

Monster University

MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING (PG-13). Shakespeare's classic comedy is given a contemporary spin in Joss Whedon's film. Shot in just 12 days (and using the original text), the story of sparring lovers Beatrice and Benedick offers a dark, sexy and occasionally absurd view of the intricate game that is love. 1 hour, 49 min. Belcourt

World War Z

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HOUSE (NR). This is a hallucinatory head trip about a schoolgirl who travels with six classmates to her ailing aunt's creaky country home - only to come face to face with evil spirits, bloodthirsty pianos and a demonic housecat. 1 hour, 17 min. In Japanese with English subtitles. Today and Saturday. Belcourt.

THE LAND BEFORE TIME (G). Five orphaned dinosaurs flee the devastating famine and upheaval of their world in search of the Great Valley, a legendary land of plenty. This tale of friendship and acceptance is set against the backdrop of a prehistoric wasteland. 1 hour, 9 min. Saturday. Belcourt.

**** LAWRENCE OF ARABIA (NR). This sweeping, highly literate historical epic covers the Allies' mideastern campaign during World War I as seen through the eyes of the enigmatic T.E. Lawrence (Peter O'Toole, in the role that made him a star). 1 hour, 51 min. Belcourt.

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***1/2 42 (PG-13). A biopic about the legendary ballplayer Jackie Robinson, who broke Major League Baseball's color barrier when he joined the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947. 2 hours, 8 min. Hickory 8

** AFTER EARTH (PG-13). People were forced to leave Earth a millennium ago to establish a new home on Nova Prime. Now, Gen. Cypher Raige (Will Smith) heads Nova Prime's most-prominent family. Cypher's teenage son, Kitai (Jaden Smith), feels pressure to follow in his father's legendary footsteps. Cypher and teenage son Kitai (Jaden Smith) set out on a trip, but when their craft crashes on Earth's hostile surface each must trust the other or perish. 1 hour, 40 min. Hollywood 27, Malco Smyrna, Opry Mills 20, Thoroughbred 20, Wynnsong 10, Wynnsong 16

** THE BIG WEDDING (R). Long-divorced couple Don and Ellie Griffin are once again forced to play the happy couple for the sake of their adopted son's wedding after his ultra conservative biological mother unexpectedly decides to fly halfway across the world to attend. 1 hour, 30 min. Hickory 8.

THE COMPANY YOU KEEP (R). A single father's upper-middle class life as a lawyer in upstate New York is shattered when his past as a radical activist member of the Weather Underground is revealed and he is accused of having been the triggerman at a deadly bank robbery years before. 2 hours, 1 min. Hickory 8.

*** 1/2 THE CROODS (PG). In this animated film, a prehistoric family embarks on a journey to find a new home after their cave is destroyed. 1 hour, 32 min. Hickory 8.

*** EPIC (PG). In this animated movie, a teenage girl is shrunk and transported to a fantastic realm where she joins a band of warriors to defend the natural world from destruction. Available in 3D at some theaters. 1 hour, 42 min. Bellevue 8, Hollywood 27, Malco Smyrna, Premiere 6, Providence 14, Thoroughbred 20, Wynnsong 16

**½ESCAPE FROM PLANET EARTH (PG). When a distress signal arrives on the planet Baab, astronaut Scorch ignores his brother Gary's warnings and sets out on a rescue mission. Scorch soon finds himself caught in a trap set by an evil enemy, and it's up to Gary to save him. Hickory 8.

**½EVIL DEAD (R). Five friends become holed up in a remote cabin. When they discover a Book of the Dead, they unwittingly summon up dormant demons living in the nearby woods, which possess the youngsters in succession until only one is left intact to fight for survival. 1 hour, 31 min. Hickory 8.

***½ FRANCES HA (NR). This collaboration between writer/director Noah Baumbach and writer/star Greta Gerwig centers on Frances, an apprentice dancer fumbling though post-college life in Brooklyn. Fast and funny, it perfectly captures the rhythms of an over-educated, underemployed generation more intimate with their friends than their lovers. 1 hour, 16 min. Belcourt.

*** G.I. JOE: RETALIATION (PG-13). In this sequel, the G.I. Joes fight their mortal enemy Cobra and are forced to contend with threats from within the government that jeopardize their very existence. Available in 3-D at some theaters. 1 hour, 34 min. Hickory 8

*** THE GREAT GATSBY (PG-13). In the Roaring '20s, a Midwestern writer is drawn into the world of New York City's upper crust. Available in 3-D at some theaters. 2 hours, 21 min. Green Hills 16, Hollywood 27

*** MAN OF STEEL (PG-13). A young boy learns that he has extraordinary powers and is not of this Earth. As a young man, he journeys to discover where he came from and what he was sent here to do. But the hero in him must emerge if he is to save the world from annihilation and become the symbol of hope for all mankind. 2 hours, 28 min. Bellevue 8, Green Hills 16, Hollywood 27, Indian Lake 16, Malco Smyrna, Opry Mills 20, Premiere 6, Providence 14, Stardust Drive-In, Thoroughbred 20, Wynnsong 10, Wynnsong 16

***½MUD (PG-13). Two boys find a fugitive hiding out on an island in the Mississippi River and pledge to help him reunite with his girl and escape. 2 hours, 10 min. Green Hills 16, Hollywood 27

**½ NOW YOU SEE ME (PG-13). An elite FBI squad plays a game of cat and mouse against "The Four Horsemen," a super-team of the world's greatest illusionists. "The Four Horsemen" pull off a series of daring heists against corrupt business leaders during their performances, showering the stolen profits on their audiences while staying one step ahead of the law. 1 hour, 56 min. Bellevue 8, Green Hills 16, Hollywood 27, Indian Lake 16, Malco Smyrna, Opry Mills 20, Providence 14, Thoroughbred 20, Wynnsong 10, Wynnsong 16

*** OLYMPUS HAS FALLEN (R). A disgraced agent (Gerard Butler) must rescue the president when the White House is attacked. 2 hours. Hickory 8.

*** OZ THE GREAT AND POWERFUL (PG). A small-time circus magician finds himself hurled from Kansas to the fantastical land of Oz, where he tries to transform himself into a great wizard. Hickory 8

RAANJHANAA (NR). The first love in anyone's life holds a special place, especially if the memory is filled with the vibrant musings of the city you grew up in. Benaras holds a special place in Kundans heart, because not only did he grow up as a typical, god fearing, shiv bhakt-Pandit but also because it was the city that gave him Zoya. Quiet, beautiful with mischievous eyes, Zoya was the girl of his dreams. Hindi with English subtitles. 2 hours, 20 min. Hollywood 27.

SCARY MOVIE V (PG-13). The happily-married parents of a newborn boy seek the assistance of paranormal investigators in ridding their home of evil in this installment of the popular spoof series produced and written by David Zucker and directed by Malcolm D. Lee. 1 hour, 25 min. Hickory 8.

***½ STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS (PG-13). The crew of the Starship Enterprise returns home after an act of terrorism within its own organization destroys most of Starfleet and what it represents. In 3-D at some theaters. 2 hours, 12 min. Bellevue 8, Green Hills 16, Hollywood 27, Indian Lake 16, Malco Smyrna, Opry Mills 20, Thoroughbred 20, Wynnsong 10, Wynnsong 16

*** 1/2 STORIES WE TELL (PG-13). Oscar-nominated writer/director Sarah Polley investigates the secrets kept within a family of storytellers - her own family. It is a deeply personal film about how our narratives shape and define us as individuals and families, all interconnecting to paint a profound, funny and poignant picture of the larger human story. 1 hour, 48 min., Belcourt.

*** THIS IS THE END (R). Six friends are trapped in a house after a series of strange events devastate Los Angeles. Eventually, they are forced to leave the house, facing their fate and the true meaning of friendship and redemption. 1 hour, 47 min. Bellevue 8, Green Hills 16, Hollywood 27, Indian Lake 16, Malco Smyrna, Opry Mills 20, Premiere 6, Providence 14, Thoroughbred 20, Wynnsong 10, Wynnsong 16